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Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis

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In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, two characters, Brutus and Mark Antony both give speeches at Caesar's funeral. There is an obvious outcome as to who won over the commoners, which is Mark Antony. In Brutus’ speech, he gave examples like Caesar being to ambitious as a reason to why he and the conspirators killed him, and the outcome of what might of happened to the commoners if Caesar was not dead and held power. But with Antony he is able to change the crowds opinion by using rhetoric. The logic provided by both Brutus and Mark Antony are both seen as a turning point in the play. Brutus states “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men” (III, ii ,
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